Sunday, June 20, 2010

porc fest blog day one

Though the Porc fest is not due to start for another four days, the family and I decided to make a week of it. So we rented an RV at Roger's Campground and spent today settling in. The area is beautiful and the campground seems a good location.

Maria and I rented a tent site as well and will be putting up a 10' X 20' tent which will have displays and materials about the Vermont Campaign for Liberty. At night we will be showing movies.

The layout of the campground is conducive to an intimate feeling and a sense of community. Like us, other people have already arrived early. In fact, I ran into another Porc Fester (?) at the local store stocking up on supplies. A simple exchange of recognition and a hand shake was all that was needed. We both knew that we were going to be part of something memorable and exciting. Events likes the Porcupine Fest are vital to developing a fellowship of liberty and community committed to the cause. These events help foster a stronger bond among the membership in the Free State Project while providing a show case for their ideals and beliefs. No amount of emails, phone calls, and letters can accomplish what four days of fellowship can. Every organization, including ours, can learn a lot from this event and the reasons behind it. And that is what I hope to do this year. Observe and report what is happening here in Lancaster. To see it not just as a participant, but also as a student. My hope is that we can all draw concrete lessons from this event not only in the areas of outreach and advocacy, but also in the area of building and caring for our group in Vermont.

Now its late and it has been a long day. Tomorrow, we will be working on developing our displays for the tent and site seeing.

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